This Friday, Sept 16th through Sunday the 18th will be the Wigwam Backpacking Trip in the Lost Creek Wilderness area. Scouts should be at the church at 4:00 PM on Friday; the plan is to arrive back around 12:00 PM on Sunday

October 14th – 16th will be the Centennial Campout hosted by our local Boy Scout council. It will take place at the El Paso County Fairgrounds in Calhan. This will be a family campout, $20 for entire family, or just $10 for one Scout.

Saturday, November 5th will be the Veteran’s Day Parade and our “Flags” fundraiser.

November 11th & 12th – “The Dino Death March” will most likely occur.

Towards the end of the year, the Scoutmaster will be planning a Holiday gathering at his home for all of the Troop parents

Suggestion made to participate in Camp Jamboree – Summer 2017

Tom Sharp – Chartered Organization Representative

October 31st event: Church Harvest Festival and ‘Trunk or Treat’ – Scouts are encouraged to participate as volunteers

Sunday, Sept. 25th, Soup Kitchen at Sacred Heart Catholic Church

Sandy Johnston – Committee Chair

Suggestion made for purchasing camping equipment with unallocated funds

Veteran’s Day Flags will be discussed towards end of meeting

Discussed the scholarship fund

Danny Reeves – Committee Treasurer

Discussed reconciliation reports

Flag Fundraiser Discussion

Flags raises $2,200 roughly for the Troop which goes towards the costs of awards at Courts of Honor; dues would be significantly higher without the help of Flag fundraising

We need to keep this as a fundraiser; cannot afford to lose this partnership with the Rotary Club

There is the potential for the Rotary Club to find another Boy Scout Troop

Various solutions were discussed to improve the participation of the boys and the parents

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BSA Troop 287

About Troop 287

Welcome to the website of Boy Scout Troop 287 at Wilson United Methodist Church, located on the northwest side of Colorado Springs, CO, in school districts 11 and 20. We are in the BSA Pikes Peak Council, Frontier District.

To the left, you can view our news and events. Below you can browse information about our troop, subscribe to our blog by email, download documents, and access useful links.